By Gary Thomas London 23 August 2006 The international human rights group Amnesty International has sharply criticized Israel for what it says were deliberate and indiscriminate attacks on civilian targets in Lebanon. Israel denied the charge. -----...
By Lisa Bryant Paris 14 June 2006 French President Jacques Chirac and Israeli PM Ehud Olmert, left, share a few words on the steps of the Elysee Palace following their meeting in Paris Israeli and French leaders met in Paris Wednesday to discuss con...
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 14 June 2006 West African leaders are meeting in Nigeria to ratify a draft convention to control the proliferation of small arms in the region. The agreement is being hailed as a breakthrough for a turbulent region. -------...
By Mohamed Elshinnawi Washington, DC 13 February 2006 watch Free Speech report The violence over cartoons lampooning the Prophet Muhammad has highlighted the argument about the limits to public expres...
By Nico Colombant Abidjan 09 February 2006 As Nigeria and international health officials try to contain the bird flu epidemic within Nigerian borders, nearby West African countries are also taking mea...
Taekwondo—When East Meets West More than a thousand years ago, Korean warriors developed unarmed self-defense techniques to complement their skills with weapons. Martial art masters united the uniqu...
Into the West Lay down your sweet and 1)weary head Night is falling You’ve come to journey’s end Sleep now Dream of the ones who came before They are calling From across the distant shore Why do y...
EXPLORATIONS - Opening the American West: Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery By Paul Thompson Broadcast: Wednesday, November 23, 2005 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: This is Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And thi...
EXPLORATIONS - Doc Holliday and the Old West By Paul Thompson Broadcast: Wednesday, April 21, 2004 (THEME) VOICE ONE: This is Phoebe Zimmermann. John Henry Holliday. VOICE TWO: And this is Doug Johnso...
INTRODUCTION TO ACT I Today on TUNING IN THE U.S.A., were at the Stewarts home in Riverdale, New York. The mail has just arrived. And in the mail is a cassette tape from Richard Stewart. Richard and his friend Andreas Pappas have sent a recorded mess...